These days it’s getting harder and harder to recognize country music. Be it Kane Brown partnering with Marshmello or Keith Urban dabbling in EDM, the trappings of traditional country music seem to be fading like a Nashville sunset. Thankfully there’s still folks like Ray Wylie Hubbard out there. His debut release for the Big Machine Label Group is Co-Starring, a sterling set of ten old-school country gems. Each of the ten songs features Hubbard partnering with an artist or band he’s befriended over the past decade. Read more…
Long before he became a household name in Grammy-winning country outfit Sugarland, singer-songwriter Kristian Bush was a member of the Atlanta-based acoustic folk duo Billy Pilgrim. Bush and singer-songwriter Andrew Hyra released two critically acclaimed albums as Billy Pilgrim and found themselves sharing stages with the likes of Melissa Etheridge, Cowboy Junkies, Matthew Sweet and Hootie and the Blowfish, to name a few. Read more…
Finally, it’s here. Originally slated to be released on April 24, Rufus Wainwright’s new album Unfollow the Rules is now finally released to the world. And damn, was it worth the wait. Produced alongside Mitchell Froom Unfollow the Rules is a winning slice of baroque pop that excels from start to finish. Read more…